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Tofu Buffalo Bites

Finger licking buffalo bites are made with tofu but, scout's honor, they taste like the real deal. Crispy and spicy with a satisfying mouth-feel, this game time appetizer will keep your fans in the seats until the last bite is gone!

Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, Vegan
Keyword tofu buffalo bites
Servings 4 people
Author cele mcevoy walter

Ingredients

  • 1 package medium firm tofu
  • 1 cup vegan chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 tbsp olive oil only if NOT using air fryer

Buffalo Sauce

  • 2/3 cup Frank's Red Hot Original Sauce
  • 1/3 cup Earth Balance melted

Instructions

  1. Freeze packaged tofu for at least 12 hours.

  2. Thaw tofu- still in package- on counter for 3 or so hours or in refrigerator for 5-6 hours.

  3. Repeat (freeze and thaw!)

  4. Open the twice thawed tofu, drain.

  5. Place block of tofu between two plates, pie plates, or small cutting boards and squeeze over sink to remove the water. You may wrap in clean towel to gently squeeze out any excess moisture.

  6. Slice tofu into 32 pieces by slicing lengthwise then cutting into cubes.

  7. Fill a wide bowl with no-chicken broth and add tofu cubes, making sure all are submersed for 3-5 minutes.


  8. While tofu is marinating, fill one medium bowl with the flour and and another medium bowl with the breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast and spices-mix well.

  9. Drain the broth from the tofu bowl and add to the flour mixture. There will be about 1/2 broth to mix with the flour. The flour broth mixture should have the consistency of thin pancake batter. You can add water or flour as needed to achieve this. Leave the tofu in the original bowl or pie plate.

  10. Take about 5 pieces of tofu at a time and place in the flour mixture. Coat well, shake off excess and add pieces to the breadcrumb bowl.

  11. Make sure tofu pieces are coated on all sides with breadcrumbs and place on a large plate.

  12. Repeat with all pieces of tofu.

  13. Set oven or toaster oven to 375 F. Prepare cookie sheet or toaster oven tray by covering with parchment paper.

  14. If using an air fryer, add pieces of tofu, about 10 at a time, to the basket. Set to 400 F and brown for about 7-8 minutes. Place browned pieces of tofu onto prepared sheet.

  15. If pan-frying, place oil in large cast iron pan, heat to medium high and fry pieces until golden brown on all sides. Place browned pieces of tofu onto prepared sheet.

Buffalo Sauce

  1. Melt Earth Balance in microwave safe bowl. Mix in Frank's Hot Sauce.

  2. When all browned tofu pieces are on cookie sheet, brush with hot sauce mixture.

  3. Bake for 7-10 minutes until deep brown. Cool slightly.

  4. Serve warm with Vegan Blue Cheese Dip.